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Monthly Archives: November 2016

As you might’ve read somewhere else that energy prices are on a low nowadays, that is something that we should not focus on as of now because there’s something positive about it actually.

Investors, brace yourselves because the coming year might be good year if you’re planning to invest on oil and gas.

As mentioned above, the prices for oil has been going down but that’s not the same as the private equity funds, a positive thing in the oil industry.

There is one country that has been using this factor to their advantage and that is Japan. The country has been buying a lot of gas and oil internationally which surprises the industry and helps it somehow as well. It is all behind the reason of some investors are optimistically taking the downturn for something positive and while the price are cheap, it attracts investors such as Japan.

Private equities are mostly reserved in the US but reports from Japan’s government arm Jogmec and Pertamina: a state oil industry in Indonesia states that purchasing oil and gas might get extensive internationally.

Petramina might acquire billions of dollars this year as its current $700 million already was a good start. Jogmec on the other hand has organized a financial backing plan amounting to a number of 5.2 million dollars just for oil and gas.

These Asian firms have started looking for resources in their mother land and in their own continents first before extending to further countries outside their district. But as it was said earlier, they already planned to extend further with Indonesia planning to contact Mozambique and Gabon of Africa for resources. Jogmec also reported plans on the said continent of Africa and provided financial assistance in Kenya as a start. Greenland is the next target of the Japanese government arm.

Jogmec is planning to expand the resourcing further more to other continents.

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Forex or foreign exchange is the simple trade of one currency for another. It is a contrivance that permits a stockholder to perform a trade in the market of currencies – the forex market. By far, it is the most traded internationally.

What makes it different from the stock market?

The forex market is one of the best markets in terms of liquidity. Traders should not worry about much of the liquidity of the forex market because the flow here is fluid. You won’t expect big changes or volatility for again, the presence of its great liquidity is far greater than other markets.

Trading in forex doesn’t really have any time limit except for weekends. The market is open for 24 hours in the weekdays of the week. So for five days, you can trade whenever you want, anytime and anywhere.

The forex market is a global trading scene and that is because what you trade here are currencies and you trade it with another country’s currency which makes it a vast market and how vast it is you may ask? It’s internationally large so more chances of winning and possibly less as well.

There are a lot of factors that affect forex. Namely, inflation, interest rates, public debts and political performance to mention some.

Inflation rate changes the value of forex based solely on performance. For example, if inflation rate is low then currency value might appreciate. Interest rate on the other hand affects value when it increases as well. This attracts more capital from lenders to investors as the interest rate appreciates the value surges as well. Both are just examples of political performances which if political turmoil is avoided, the greater the value of forex can become.

The principal mandate for foreign exchange in the interior nation emanates from shippers from extraneous goods and chattels, consumers of distant securities, administration, organizations acquiring possessions and amenities in a foreign country and itinerants.

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Financial reports are results of a company’s financial standing. Kind of like an earnings reports where they post quarterly results but here it’s just some certain period of time and sometimes the full report of the fiscal year. It is a summary of all the returns, expenses and a record of gains and losses that happened in just a year.

If you can read financial reports, then it would be a good plus for you for it gives you the ability to look at further details on the performance of the company. And that will help you think further and deeply in any decision you make.

What can you find in a financial statement?

There are three things that you will find in a financial statement and one of them is cash flow. Here you can find the amount of money that is spent by the company and how much money came to the company. They’re called inflow and outflow. It is the result of investment activities, external actions and internal operations that caused financial situations. These factors affect the revenue of the company and of course the returns that are given to the investors.

Income Statements are the financial statement that shows how much revenue it had and took in a specific period and how much financial support they inclined to put in any activities given. It shows the company’s net losses and earnings. To make it short, in a period of time the company took an amount of money and these went through expenses and this here is where you will find records about it.

Lastly, what you need to read are the balance sheets. Here recorded are the liabilities, assets and net worth equity of the corporation.

Assets are the overall financial reports on all the properties it acquires.

Liabilities are the money that the company owns to its partners or any other external factors.

And lastly are the shareholder equity and here is where you can find records about the company’s net worth if it’s broken down to each shareholders.

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You may probably wonder in what terms in the trading realm is leadership needed. The thing is in everything that you do, you are the leader of your own action. Leadership is a great addition to your skills but here instead of people, you will lead yourself to the better decisions.

How can you be a strategic leader?

First, you must act as if you own a large corporation because here, you are managing your money and it is your job to make it grow. Think of it as you’re making your money grow instead of people and with that you earn better returns and rewarding investments.

You must also learn how to put yourself in the place of a lower position in order to understand why or why not things happen. It’s more of an act of being humble.

Moreover, you also need to know how to be a boss given any circumstances. Taking opportunities before it goes is always a good mindset that you should have. Also, even when you’re under a catastrophic situation, you must know how to make a move professionally.

To support the aforementioned, you should always know how to make an educated decision or action when anything comes. Here applicable is the risk taking ability and of course, risking without an educated research is adding more risk than having something to fall back on but the point is, no matter what you should do, you should always back it up with something intellectual.

Lastly, even when the results of your hard work, you should not stop doing anything. Well, it can be blinding but you should always make the best out of any results you garner from your hard work. The fruit will always be sweet but you don’t know what toxic lies beneath it so you should not stop examining any event that comes, even when the results you wanted come.

So there we have it! Being strategic as a honing skill to your leadership can apply to your daily trading experience and you should know that here, it’s your money that’s your managing and you should always lead it to a better future that can be your future as well. Subscribe for more informative entries such as this and be enlightened with them. Trade12Basics waits for you.

The answer to that is yes that is if US interest rates maintains a low rate which is according to reports is one of the main actions of the country.

Before December starts, last year’s December interest rates surge which made low records in the following months after that. On a positive note, it did rise and that’s one of the highlights of the year.

Back in those days, specifically on the first day of the year, it was not sure if it can bounce lower in terms of interest rates and to everyone’s joy it went lower and gold rose.

The process behind such rise in a low rate is US rates affect gold values in a simple expectation of a dollar rise. Dollar and Gold are what we can consider as rivals in the scene and when one gains in value, the other one gains as well.

If interest rates fail to do so however, it is advisable to invest in dollars instead because gold is reliant on dollar value. Again, one must perform an educated decision before doing anything.

Janet Yellen, US Federal Reserve chairwoman, however said that interest rates might rise in the coming periods which can weaken cold as US Job data is expected to have the same result as well but only US Jobs data has a niche.

In the past months, reports said that gold only rose in a slow 4 percent surge. Reports also claim that such is just an excuse for US Fed to maintain low rates. But this is good if you’re planning to invest in gold.

Commodities have been unstable for the past months but it can always rise again if low interest rate keeps values at a worthy disposition.

So there we have it! Gold is can be gold if you have a golden plan with you. Subscribe for more informative, bright and knowledgeable entries for your daily experience. Trade12Basics waits for you.

Yes, the Starbucks Company is actually a tradable stock for you guys. It has a long track history and aside from the good ol frappes and coffees, the café chain has been a trend to the upper class demographics.

Although it fell on 2015, the company is slowly getting back to its high with a 10 percent rise to its current progress so what to do with it? Buy!

The current rise is quite better than expected as it is 25 times better than what it performed in the past. This signals a prodigious buying opportunity for the company.

Why is it rising?

The company has already opened up to a number of twelve thousand branches in its homeland alone and slowly it still opens more as the year continues. The company keeps rising in sales which denote a high despite the number of self-competition on branches alone. US Stocks for SB is clearly hitting a homerun and a reason why is it a buy in the stock market.

Internationally, the company already touched the roots of China to the point of investing for more branches to the country resulting positively as the sales in the country is as high as America. It is believed that China would have twice more branches than what US haves in the coming decades.

Moreover to the other products, Tee-vana is already hitting the market positively as well and it is expected to contribute to the growth in the coming years.

SB has been performing consistently over the past periods, maintaining a progress of 10%-12% rise. As its plan to increase the numbers of its revenue growth, it can escalate further to 15% if played with opportunities well and executed rightly.

Not only that, the company also performed well in terms of their dividends as they generated 25% more. This resulted to a 1.8 yield in stocks as aforementioned result played a positive role in achieving such number.

With all that being said, you must not just go for small or grande! The company is becoming such a big deity so why not trade as big as a venti. Again, one must make an educated decision before doing anything and let the information above add up to whatever you decided upon as to whether to trade with the biggest luxury coffee café chain or not. Again, it can all be worth it if played right.

So there we have it! That’s all you need to know about SB in its current standing. Subscribe for more! Trade12Basics waits for you.

If you’re experienced enough in the trading scene, you already learned from your falls, and you just simply know what and what not to do, then you’re one step closer to becoming your own financial advisor! Of course, the advantage of having one is a big help but what if you’re so ready, do you think that you might need any? Your choice.

But if you’re just new and you don’t have enough experience to stand on your own. Well, then get an advisor but if you really want to be on your own alone, here’s what you got to do.

Get some experience – The advantage of being experienced is beyond another level of being just a stock investor. It’s like being a pro in a certain field that even the unpredictable debacles can be solved with the educated approaches. If you want to be a financial advisor then you must get a lengthy and productive experience first.

Get Educated – There are a lot of trainings, seminars and other classes that you can take in order to be pro in the scene. In order to not fail in the long term, you must of course pack yourself some knowledge so that if all fails, you will know what to do. There are lots of ways to stay informative. Example for that is this blog, here you can learn about the basics and some how to’s. Don’t be afraid to try out programs that will bring you an extensive learning experience. It will all be for the best.

Work hard for it! – The world of trading is unlike any world that’s all fun and games. It’s a financial world and yes, the financial world is all about money. You put a money up there, you can either loss or gain some. Just like in the real world, you will have to work hard to earn greater values. The stock market is not an easy money market but it can be but that is if you work hard for it. You’ll have to get great experience and great education and that all comes from all the dedication, passion and working hard. It’s all worth it in the end.

If you think you already done most of these and think that you’ve done enough then it’s a good sign! Just as long as you know what to do when something terrible happens then you’re off to the road of becoming your own finance advisor. If all fails, you’re good enough to know what to do next!

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